Patent Counts, Single Year Reports, 1992 to Present
U.S. states and countries from which U.S. patent grants originated during
a calendar year; a separate report is provided for each calendar year starting
with 1992; separate counts are provided for each state, country, and patent type
(updated annually).

Design Patents Report :
This report counts only design patents granted by the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office in the last 25 years.

Parts A1 and A2 of this report provide yearly totals for patents
granted during the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes the
patents by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes the same patents
by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down
by origin (origin is determined by the residence of the first-named
inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for
the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during
the period. Totals are also divided according to general category
of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned.

Part B of this report shows the national and international corporations,
government agencies and other organizations that have received
50 or more design patents in the last 25 years. It ranks these organizations
in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting
activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are
distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent
application. (updated annually)

Patent Counts by Country/State and Year, Design Patents Report :
This report shows the number of U.S. design patents (i.e., patents for ornamental designs
for articles of manufacture)
granted since 1977, broken down by the state or country of origin (patent origin is
determined by the residence of the first-named inventor). Yearly totals are provided
for the most recent years. (updated annually)

Final Tabulation - Design Patenting by Organizations Report, Single Year Reports Starting with 2012
Part A1 of this report provides the total count for design
patents (i.e., "patents for ornamental designs") granted during
the calendar year (or half year, in the case of mid-year reports).
The total is broken down by origin (origin is determined by the
residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign.
A count is shown for each of the 36 foreign countries receiving
the most U.S. patents during the year. The total is also divided
according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned,
government-owned, or individual-owned.

Part B1 of this report shows the national and international corporations,
government agencies, and other organizations that have received
10 or more patents during the year. It ranks these organizations
in terms of patent receipts for the year. (updated annually)

Patent Counts by Class by Year Report :
This report shows the number of patent documents (i.e., utility
patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive
publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted since
1977 in each of the approximately 475 U.S. patent classes, the
primary divisions of technology within the U.S. Patent Classification
System. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent years.
The report consists of two parts, one which lists patent counts
by "original" classification only and one which lists
counts by "original" and "cross-reference"
classifications with duplicate patent counts eliminated. A list
of the U.S. patent class titles is included in this report.
(updated annually)

Patent Counts by Class by Year, Independent
Inventors :
This report counts only documents granted to independent inventors.
Independent inventor patents are those for which ownership is
either unassigned or assigned to an individual (i.e., not an organization)
at the time of grant.

This report shows the number of patent documents (i.e., utility
patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive
publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted since
1977 in each of the approximately 475 U.S. patent classes, the
primary divisions of technology within the U.S. Patent Classification
System. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent years.
The report consists of two parts, one which lists patent counts
by "original" classification only and one which lists
counts by "original" and "cross-reference"
classifications with duplicate patent counts eliminated. A list
of the U.S. patent class titles is included in this report. (updated
annually)

(*) DRILL-DOWN Design Patent Report,
Design Patenting by Geographic Origin (State and Country)- Breakout By Organization :
For design patents (i.e., "patents for ornamental designs") originating from a selected state or
country during the last 15 years, this series of tables displays the major organizations
receiving those patents. Organizations receiving 5 or more patents during the period are
listed with annual totals provided for each year. Patent ownership information corresponds
to the first-named owner listed on the patent and reflects ownership at the time of patent
grant. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. (updated annually)

(*) DRILL-DOWN Design Patent Report,
Design Patenting by Geographic Origin (State and Country)- Breakout By Design Class :
For design patents (i.e., "patents for ornamental designs") originating from a selected state or
country during the last 15 years, this series of tables displays the design classes
of those patent grants. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named
inventor. Design class is determined by the primary classification
(often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology)
within the US
Patent Classification System. Yearly totals are
provided for each of the 15 years. (updated annually)

(*) DRILL-DOWN Design Patent Report,
Patenting in Design Classes - Breakout By Geographic Origin :
Design class is determined by the primary classification
(often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology),
within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent.
For design patents (i.e., "patents for ornamental designs") issued during the last 15
years and having primary classification in a design class, this series of tables
displays the U.S. state/territory or country from which those patents originated.
Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Yearly
totals are provided for each of the 15 years. (updated annually)

(*) DRILL-DOWN Design Patent Report,
Patenting in Design Classes - Breakout By Organization :
Design class is determined by the primary classification
(often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology),
within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent.
For design patents (i.e., "patents for ornamental designs") issued during the last 15
years and having primary classification in a design class, this series of tables displays
the organizations receiving 5 or more patents during the period. Patent ownership information
corresponds to the first-named owner listed on the patent and reflects ownership at the
time of patent grant. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named
inventor.Yearly totals are provided for each of the 15 years. (updated annually)

U.S. Patent Activity, 1790-Present :
This report presents annual counts of utility (invention), design,
and plant patents and applications received and issued by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1790. (updated annually)

U.S. Patent Statistics Report :
This chart shows the yearly number of applications and grants
for utility, design, plant, and reissue patents granted since
1963. Utility patent counts are divided into U.S. and foreign origin.
(updated annually).